Haunting Lights and High Stakes: Halloween Night on the Ballroom Floor

Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas performing a jazz routine By: Jewel Dickerman This week on Dancing with the Stars, the ballroom transformed into a spooky spectacle for Halloween Night, as the nine remaining couples delivered eerie, dramatic, and sometimes chilling routines. Between haunting music, creative costumes, and one thrilling “Monster-thon” round, the evening was packed with excitement…

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Field Hockey Playoffs

Photo credit to Tanya Cunningham By: Molly Cunningham With such an impressive record this season, our girls’ field hockey team earned a spot in the playoffs! Just after their emotional yet exciting Senior Night, they faced the Dallas Mountaineers at Wilkes-Barre Area High School on Friday, October 17, competing for first place in their division….

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Butternut Squash Soup

By: Hannah Daidone Ingredients: -1 (2½- to 3-pound) butternut squash, peeled, cut into 1½ inch cubes (about 6 to 8 cups) -1 yellow onion, quartered and layers separated -2 sweet apples, such as Fuji, Gala, or Honeycrisp, cored and sliced -8 garlic cloves -3 sprigs fresh thyme, plus a few leaves for serving -¼ cup…

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Boys’ Soccer

Ethan VanDerPlaats pictured above Photo credits to Brenna Conklin of Brenna Conklin Photography By: Reagan Anderson                   The boys had a strong end to their regular season, winning both of their games this past week. First, they faced Scranton High School on Monday, October 12. This game was fought through a downpour, fog, and freezing…

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Trick-or-Treating Traditions

By: Ty Lounsbury             Everyone loves to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, but the history of this tradition goes way beyond free candy. Most Halloween traditions have been traced back to ancient Celtic traditions from about two thousand years ago, and trick-or-treating is no exception. The Celts believed that the veil between the living world and…

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Girls’ Soccer

Maeve Creamer pictured above Photo credits to Kody of Clipped by Kody Photography By: Reagan Anderson             The last week of the regular season wasn’t ideal for the girls. They first faced North Pocono on Monday, October 12, and it was played under the lights, making it extremely cold and foggy. Through the rain, both…

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